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Do Toxicants Cause Obesity? Fishing for Answers in the Microbiome

November 18, 2025 / Pathobiology

The worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1990 and 2022, according to the World Health Organization. This chronic complex disease has been linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and…
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Illinois Team to Lead up to $28M Initiative to Build a Precision Phage Platform for Promoting Public Health

November 18, 2025 / General News

Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will partner with investigators from industrial and academic institutions, including Ginkgo Bioworks, Baylor University, University of Minnesota, Oregon State University, and Oregon Health & Science University, on a…
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members of the Illinois veterinary oncology service at the groundbreaking for the oncology wing in September 2024

Cancer Discovery for Pets and People: Only at Illinois

November 17, 2025 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Bulletin. For more than a year, we’ve watched as the new Animal Cancer Care Clinic grew from the ground up at the south end of our…
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Research Spotlight: Kun Wang

October 23, 2025 / Comparative Biosciences News

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? I am a computational cancer researcher focused on immunotherapy, a promising treatment…
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Research Spotlight: Ying Fang

September 11, 2025 / Pathobiology

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? My research has been focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms of viral…
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Research Spotlight: Leyi Wang

July 25, 2025 / Research News

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? My research primarily focuses on the development and validation of diagnostic methods…
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Research Spotlight: Ratnakar Singh

July 09, 2025 / Comparative Biosciences News

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? I study how certain genes and molecular pathways control cancer cells’ sensitivity…
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Dr. Timothy Fan, a professor of veterinary clinical medicine, consulting a dog owner about their pet in a clinical setting.

How Are Veterinarians Advancing Cancer research in Dogs, People?

July 01, 2025 / General News

People are beginning to realize that dogs share a lot more with humans than just their homes and habits. Some spontaneously occurring cancers in dogs are genetically very similar to those in people and respond…
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Drs. Christopher Gaulke and Ying Fang posing outdoors near several trees, both smiling.

Study Links Influenza A Viral Infection to Microbiome, Brain Gene Expression Changes

July 01, 2025 / Pathobiology

In a study of newborn piglets, infection with influenza A was associated with disruptions in the piglets’ nasal and gut microbiomes and with potentially detrimental changes in gene activity in the hippocampus, a brain structure…
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From left: Paul Bonthuis, Howard Gritton, Yurii Vlasov, and Sihai Dave Zhao / L. Brian Stauffer

Grant Supports Study of Resilience to Stress

June 19, 2025 / Comparative Biosciences News

Neuroscientists have always been interested in what drives an individual’s resilience to stress. While the detrimental effects of prolonged stress have been well documented, little is understood about what biological mechanisms underlie resilience. To better…
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Do Toxicants Cause Obesity? Fishing for Answers in the Microbiome

Illinois Team to Lead up to $28M Initiative to Build a Precision Phage Platform for Promoting Public Health

Cancer Discovery for Pets and People: Only at Illinois

Research Spotlight: Kun Wang

Research Spotlight: Ying Fang

Research Spotlight: Leyi Wang

Research Spotlight: Ratnakar Singh

How Are Veterinarians Advancing Cancer research in Dogs, People?

Study Links Influenza A Viral Infection to Microbiome, Brain Gene Expression Changes

Grant Supports Study of Resilience to Stress

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Do Toxicants Cause Obesity? Fishing for Answers in the Microbiome

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